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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-05

NOrIC'E..-E-TNTf of ELLA J. HOESlCE, Dc d.
y Notice l. hereby gwen that the undersigned. "a
ruiul-trator of the Estate Of Ella !. Horhltk Iat'
OF the county Of Ia Sale and STATE Of Illinois deceased
will apnear before the Probate Court of said county, on
the tlrd Monday tbeiug the 2st day. IF March, 49,
at the Probate Court Room in Ottawa, In sid county
against said estate notified 10 attend AND present
thc same in writing for adjustment.
dated this 2Ist iay Of January. A. n 1887.
RICHARD J. HORSlCk.
,o,o, s,y Administrator.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-05

MOTTO 'i.-tSrArE or PETEG NOKL, DECEASED
y Notice l. hereby given that the uuderslgned, Al
mlni,tratOr OF the Estate of Peer Noel late OF tlr
rOuuty OF La sale and state Of Illinois, deceased, VIII
apTpnr before the Probate Court Of sad county. on The
,hr Monday Cbring the 2ls day Of March lssI AZ ne
AND herr al persons having claius demands against
sid estate ar notified TO attend and present. the same
IN writing Tor adjustment 49,
Dated thI- 18th day of January, :. d lSSl.
NEPOMuk GENTEIiT.
jnF2-3g Administrator.
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Current Literature

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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-05

NOTICE.-EsrArso or JoHN CAiLAH.S. pEu u.
y Notice /, hereby gwen that the undersigned, hd
mnRtratrix Of the Estate of john callahan, late OF
me county OF ia Sallr and state uf Illinois de
ceased IN appear before the Probate Court OF said
county Oh the third Monday tbeing the 2lst day. OF
aid county when and where All persons having claims
or demands ng.ins; said estate notified To attend
and present the same in writing for adjustment
Dated mis- Goth dsY OF JaHuury, A. u. 1871,
MARY PELIIER
{.nn4 gs AdmnlstratriN.
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RECTOR C. HIT,

Il
MASTERS "a LE.-STAIE OF ILLINOIS,
vi Ia SALE CoVNTY-ss. In RE CTct. CoWf,
January Term, A. u. 1897.
Lucy B. BascoIn ~. j. z. Byrnc and Joanna Byrlc.-
Foreclosure.
Public notice L. hereby given. that in pursuance OF Is
decree entered in the above entitled cause on the th
tenth day OF January 1884, the Circult Court OF sais
Ia sale county, l. Duncan McDougs Master In Chan
Gerry OF said Circuit Court, VIII on Monday the 2ls
day OF February, 1887, nj two O'Clock In the AFTERNOON
Of suid day sell at public Yenduc 10 the highest bidder
FOR cash NJ the sOuh door OF the County Court Hou
IN The city of OTTAWA in said La Sale county, the lOl
lowing described real estate situate In the county Of
La ale and state OF Illinois, 10 Wit part OF out'Io
Twelve Cisl In Ottawa North described as follows
Commencing at point on the east line OF La sale
str,-t hundred and twenty eight tl) feet south on
the north line of said ont lot and running thence east
parallel with the north line Of said Ontlot one hundred
and seventy four 7) feet. thence south eighty Tour
$50 feet thence west parallel Hih the aforesaid NORTH
line 10 La Sale street. thence north on the lnc OF Ia
sale street the place Of beginning situate ID the city
Of Ottawa much thereof ~ may be suficlent Z"
satisfy said decree DUNCAN McpOUGALl-
Mater IN Chancery OF the Circuit Court
Of said la Sale county.
Dated Ottawa. January 18th 1897.
RECTOR Z. Hi4r, solicitor for Complt. jans-3r
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-05

one Agent (Merchsn, on ~ wanted in every town fo
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-02-05
us,naro, Alton & st. Louis Railroad

On All After May 9, iSs6 trains on the c. & A. T.
Z pass Joliet A. follows:
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-08
Charms for Chfnn1nen.

Charms form a prominent feature of
Chinese life, and these can be purchased
in Chinatown in beWildering variety. and
almost every Chinaman has one or more.
These are purchased by tours ts from the
East as brio a-brac r curiosities. One
of the most common is a dagger about
twelve inches long, made of coins of va
rious kinds, and known as the sword
charm. Brass mirrors can be purchased
for a small sum that will cure mad people.
The money dagger, that costs perhaps a
dollar, is to hang on the bed or about
the room to ward off malignan influences,
demons, genii and other troublesome
possibilities. Other and less expensive
charms are the leaves of the sweetfag
and Artemisia joined in a roll, and near
beds or hunks or over the Intel a branch
or sprig of peach blossoms is often seen
that will drive Oft the most powerful de.
mon. Goards, tiger claws and a thou
sand and n other objects are sold for
the same purpose, rich and poor being, as
q rule, equally superstitious San Fran
cisco Cali.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-08
Noraed Banle BE- Eaealand Nosea.

The forged Bank Of England notes
which have been circulated widely On
the Continent, and perhaps elsewhere,
are finding their way to London, and are
there marked forgery at the bank.
They are SO we'll done, both as to en-
craving, paper mark and paper, that it
requires an expert to tell the real from
the false. The severe simplicity of the
Bank Of England note has not been al
tered since its first issue in the seven.
teenth Gentry. Great improvements lave
been made in the state Of engraving, in
the paper and in the water mark. These
improvements were i'd great part the out
come of numerous and costly expert
ments, conducted by the late John Coe,
superinterden of the printing depart
nlent of the bank, and the late Alfred
Since, surgeon to the bank. So com
plcte we're their arrangements for per-
fecting the present note that By their
CIV system no less than thirty machines,
which cost over sac, 900, were rendered
unnecessary, and have since been dis
pensed with--Loadoa City Press.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-08
PEARLS OF

A noble mind never abets the wrong
doer.
The good opinion of men is better than
money.
To show how to return a favor is often
to do a favor.
He sleeps we'll who does not feel how
badly he sleeps.
The good may be suppressed, but never
entirely removed.
He who in victory rules himself is
doubly victorious.
He who has given to the deserving has
pleasure in giving.
A good repute retains it's own bright
ness in misfortune.
Home is the one thing sweet On earth.
But home is built not of stones, but OF
hearts.
Every man who observes vigilantly and
resolves steadfastly, grows uuconsciously
into genius.
A good word is an easy obligation;
but not to speak i'll requires on'y our 81
lence, which costs us nothing.
The truth cannot be burned, beheaded
or cruciied. A lie on the throne is a lie
still, and truth in adungeon is still truth;
ana the lie on the throne is on the way
to defeat, and the truth in the dungeon
is on the way to victory.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-08
The Trhinhnesk Man.

Instances of remarkable thin men are
not uncommon, but Claude Ambrose
| Seurat, who was in England IN 1925,
was such an extraordinary parsonage
that during the time he was exhibited
at the Chinese Saloon, in Pail Mall, no
fewer than 70, 900 persons visited him in
| a few weeks. Seurat was born in 1897,
and was, therefore, % years of age when
he made his appearance.
Sir Ashley Cooper, the famous physi-
clan, was among the throng who poured
into the building in which Seurat re-
ceived those who were anxious to see
him, and wrote: "Seurat is, without
doubt, the most mysterious being have
encountered. His face is that of an Or
binary man, somewhat emaciated, per-
haps, but not remarkably so. His eyes are
bright and his voice pleasing. Seen in
the ordinary costume of the day he in no
way differs from the average foreigner.
But stripped of his padded clothing he
presents an astounding spectacle. His
arms are mere bones covered by parch-
ment like skin, and muscles or flesh he
appears to have none. He is, therefore,
scarcely able to move his arms and legs,
and walks, though without apparent eff
fort, with extreme difficulty. On
measuring him and weighing him. l
found that his chest measurement was
thirty and three-quarter inches, which is
far; that his height was five feet six
inches, but that his weight was not more
than forty-tive pounds, the bones being
much smaller than those of an ordinary
man of his stature who might weigh $50
pounds. In appearance, indeed, he SO
much resembles o skeleton that a short
sighted person might easily mistake him
for one." Seurat's food consisted of two
or three ounces of bread and meat daily,
and sometimes he took a little wine.
He was remarkably intelligent and we'll
read, and picked up English rapidly.
On arriving at plac S where he was not
known, he was accustomed to walk out
in his padded clothes, and did not at
tract any particular attention. He said
that until the age of ten years he re-
sembled any ordinary boy, but that he
suddenly wasted away. He died in
1649, aged SO years.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-08
Farming and Saptnn.

1t isn't the man who makes the most
money who v the most, as was shown
il the case of the Boston salesman who
once received a salary of SIS, 600 per
year and was recently sent to the moor
house. Two brothers worked in the
same store. One was the head porter.
with a yearly salary of 81, 900, and the
other was a salesman who received ss.-
900 per annum. The last mentioned had
only himself and wife to support, yet
ne was always poor, owing to expensive
habits, while the first, with a family of
eight or nine children, grew gradually
rich, and lent his e~xtrayagant brother
$1,000, which he found hard to ges back.
This is q practical illustration of the old
fable Of the hare and the tortoise
Boston Budget.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-08
HGrmonu Restored.

Mrs. Simperton, a recently married
New York lady, rebuked her maid for
her slowness.
"You arc the most trifing servant
girl l ever had. Are you never going to
get through with your work. You can
go on the first. I have no more use for
you. You have not got one redeemine
quality"
mo wonder / never get through with
my work." replied the shrewd mental.
"You sing and play at the piano 50
beautifully, and I have to stop my work
and listen to you. / can't help loving
good music"
q was only joking about your leaving.
If you keep on being such a good girl I'll
get you a new dress on the first of the
month"
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-08
Il Terrible Plague of Nice.

n
In the colony of L%ourenco, Brazl, in
the months of May and June, 1875,
mice suddenly appeared in enormous
numbers. They invaded the grain fields
in such large numbers that the corn
seemed literally alive with them, destroy
ing in a few days everything that was
edible; and where, but a short time be-
fore, bushels of grain might have been
harvested, not an car remained, and the
noise produced by their nibbIing and
climbing was audible for a considerable
distance. After the corn Fl ,lds were
devastated the potatoes next received
their attention. Only the largest were
eaten in the ground such as were trans
portable were carried away and hidden
in hollow tres or other retreats for fu-
ture use. Gourds and pumpkins, ever
the hardest, were gnawed through and
eaten. Of green food, such as clover,
oats, barley, not a leaf was left standing;
even weeds were cut down and the in.
ner parts eaten out.
In the house the struggle for existence
of these long tailed invaders was truly
amazing. In many of the dwellings
hundreds were killed in a single day.
The cats could contribute bit little aid
in fighting such a plague, for not only
were many of the rats so large hat it
would have been au unequal contest, but
by their great number they drove the cats
actually from the houses not to return
until the plague was passed. Nothing,
except what was composed of iron, stone
or glass was spared from their destruc-
tiveness. Furniture, cloths, hats, books
-everything-bore the traces of their
teeth. They gnawed the hoofs of the
COWS and horses in the stables, literally
ate up fatted hogs, and often bit away
the hair of persons during sleep. They
penetrated all apartments and gnawcd
their way through boards and walls of
houses. bitches that were dug about
granaries did not suffi &C; the mice would
climb over each other and thus reach the
top.
The foregoing account of one occur
renee in Laurence will suffice to show to
what an extent the plague reached.
The same province had suffered similarly
in 1S43 and in 1853, and in all proba-
bility will again in 1889. Similar plaques.
though far less in extent, have occurred
in Europe in which the field mice unac-
countably appeared in greatly increased
numbers. One may well think what
would be the result were these little.
almost Insignificant, creatures everywhere
in such wise to take the ascendency.
When one considers that an average of
every one or two months from five to
eight young are born, and that these
young become mature in a few months
themselves, he will be surprised to know
that a single pair of common field mice
In the course of a single summer would
increase to 90, 900 rodents. Could all
the conditions which now keep them in
check be removed every living thing ON
earth would be consumed in half a dozen
years.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-08
Ass EpitGDh.

The following appropriate lines are
well known to many. They are to be
seen on a tomb in Sterling Castle, about
thirteen miles from E linburg:
Our life is but a winter day;
Some only breakfast and away;
Others to q dinner stay,
And are full fed.
The eldestnnan but sleeps
And goss to bed.
Large is his expense
That fingers out the day,
He that goes soonest
Has The least to pay.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-08
Something Mem.

II wish could say something new, "
said Dumble the paragrapher. "The
old jokes are all worn out. Everything
isa chestnut. There is nothing new
under the sum-
Il could tell you something new you
might say" said Babster, something
quite original with YOU; something you
never said before"
"Well, do, let's hear it,
Well, you might say, "rve come in
to settle up that little bill I owe you.-
Lynn Union.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-08
Salt and

Omaha man Cat a restaurant)-May I
trouble you for that salt2
Cowboy from Wayback-Yu bet you
kin, stranger. Don't care fors salt my
self.
Il should consider it a.vefg necessary
part Of diet. a Berlin scientist proves
conclusfvely that the generous use Of salt
is conducive to longevity
Wall, there's no denyin' that fellers
IS is too fresh doa't live long cut our
Way.-O8sahG World.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-08
Not LSkeLu to MARRY.

A Dallas lady was conversing with a
friend about matrlInony.
1Yolr son ia Austin has not married
VET, 2 she remarked.
4sOh, no, he y too young to think Of
such j thing. he must wait until lie be-
comes : sensible, reasonable human be-
ing
sIIunph, il be remains single until
then ~ will never marry i 81, I was The
replg.gssngs.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-08
1t Was Used.

Contributor called to see why m
article on the Fall Of the Leaf" wa
not used.
Editor-It was used, my dear sir.
found it very useful.
7 saw nothing Of it in your paper
In the paperi Oh, certainly not.
started the fire with it last night. I
P9ttsburg Dispatch.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-08
II life Meant only Leisure.

.s .. -=El
If life Meant Only Leisure.
II life meant only leisure,
Like childhood's hour of play;
Then, revealing in pleasure,
Our hearts should Cupid sway
To drive dull care away,
While rapture crowned each day;
II life meant only leisure,
Like childhool's hour of p ay.
Aye, love should be the treasure
Agem of purest ray
That in our hearts saould stay;
While bliss, in rhythmic measure,
Should sing a roundelay,
And joy should reign Away
r. life meant only leisure,
Like childhood's hour of play.
Emily 7. Charles, in Ctrrenl
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-08
The W0Jkin0 Staff.

"Canes," said a Detroit dealer to
Free Press reporter, care intended as 8
support. But it is only old gentlemen
or those who arc lame who use them il
that way. They are a sort of ballast fol-
a well-dressed man to keep him in equi
poisc."
"What are favorite sticks2"
"~Biackthorn, snakewood, malacca,
ebony, oak and ash, with ivory, silver OIL
bronze heals. Young men use slender,
flexible steel canes, unless they are Pc
de.trians. Then they carry a walking
stick or alpenstock.
Here are some of the fashion abl'
knobs" continued the dealer. "Thi.
mead of Mephistopheles in silver, with
ruby eyes, cats heads, tigers heads and
different fancy styles are popular. But
the neatest of all is just a carved bar o.
scroll, that will not be passe in a year
or SO. Here are the flexible steel canes;
with loaded heads, and the dirk canes.
These are used for protection in case oil
assault"
care canes as much used as ever !"
"They are indispensable. Aman can
not walk with his hands in his pockets,
nor carry them swinging at his side,
when he is out at his leisure. Canes arc
not used during business hours. They
belong to the promenade toilet. Notice
a dozen young men On the street of an
afternoon and you will see a character
distinction in the way each one handles
his cane. Elderly gentlemen are very
fond of theirs. Some of them bring
singular sticks here to be made up-one
from the branch of an apple tree that
grew near his c~hildhood's home, another
a bough from some great mans grave. II
used to be a common fashion to bring
sticks from foreign trees, but that was
when a stick was more a staff than it is
now. I have noticed one thing. A
homely old knotted cane is always high
~ valued, perhaps from associations.
The proudest cane is the presentation
stick with q big gold head, and a long
inscription. And it is the most uncom-
Portable n to carry, as it needs con-
slant watching"
The Opelousas courier., 1887-01-08

Arepeatiug rifle, iavonted by ! French
officer, can be loaded with its seven
esrfFidges ii ten seconds and completely
discharged d four, and il does not re-
gaire to be reuaoved from the shoulder
Until The magazine III exhausted.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-16

Gazette to-day on the military move
mentS of Russia and her neighborS has
excited great attention here. In
official circles the opinion is eX-
pressed that the article will
cause no change in the attitude of
Austria. The government, it is believed,
before taking actively responsive meas
ureS of defense, will wait to see whether
Russia continues her threatening mill
tary preparations. A long interview
during the week between Count Kali
nOky and the German ambassador led TO
accord between the two governments
on the decisions of the Austrian mill
tary council. The serious character of
the situation has never been undereSti-
mated in Austrian official circles.
The government has never been I'M
mindful of the duties which the German
alliance imposes, and in the face of the
Russian armaments the authorities have
never for a moment been idle: but the
government is anxious to avoid as long
as possible measures capable OF
being interpreted by Russia as
acts of provocation. Preparations
are complete for the dispatch of rein
fOrcements of cavalry to Galicia in the
event of fresh movements Of Russian
troops. The erection of huts is now
proceeding actively along the line of de-
fenSe. Timber which has been lying
in readiness since the spring is being
utilized. and accommodations for rein
forcements will soon be provided.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-16
FARMERS INSTITUTE.
A Big One to Begin To-Day at
AnOka.

n big One 10 Begin IO-Day at
Anoka.
Special TO the Globe.
ANoKA. Mimi, Dec. 15.-Under the
direction of State Superintendent o. c.
Gregg, a Farmers institute will be held
i'll this city, commencing its session
Friday fOrnOOn at 10 O'Clock. This
evening, under the auspices of the in
stitute. a lecture of exceeding interest
was delivered in the city hall by Chap
Blarney Stone to Vesuvius." The pro-
gramme for tomorrow will be as fol-
lows:
10 a. m.-Address, 1.-The Horses
Foot" William Dickson. Questions and
discussions. Address. The Science
of Feeding" CO.. F. ID. Curtiss.
Afternoon Session. p. m.-Address.
''IIOw to Train the Horse" (illuStratedl,
DIR. J. Curryer: address, "The Grasses
of the Northwest" {. l.. Gabrielson;
questions and discussions; address,
''IIOw to Build and Fill the SilO. and
What We Do With the Feed" +. ID.
Holmes; questions and discussion.
Evening, 1.-The World is Growing
Smaller" lecture by S. NJ. Owens,
editor Farm, Stock and Home. Satur-
day morning at o'clock a practical
lesson in churning and butter making
will be given by Ed Holmes until the
regular session commences at 10 o'clock.
The exercises will all be held in the
city hall. A grand dinner will he given
Saturday noon in the Ticknor building
to ali who attend the institute by gen
erOuS hearted citizens. who intend to
make the institute decided success.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-16
A SaWdust Swindie.

Special to the Globe.
BROWNS VALLEY, Minn.. Dec. b.
The report comes well vouched for that
an agent for counterfeit. money. repre-
senting a manufacturing firm in New
York that announces goods at 81. s. and
so, recently visited the northern part
of Traverse county. or in the vicinity of
Wheaton, and there rOped in four men.
who bought up quite quantity of
the counterfeit at a discount,
paying for the same in advance.
In due time neat little box went TO the
express Office at Minneapolis. where the
bogus article was to be left. according
to pTearrangement. The two men au-
thOriZed to get it there found nothing in
the box but sawdust. Subsequently the
agent was Oyertaken by the four duped
men. who compelled him TO disgOrge
all the good money he had about his
person and throw in valuable stallion.
The diSgraceful affair caused much eX-
element il that part of the county.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-16
TO HANG TO-DAY.
Chester Bellows Will Pay the PEN
atty of Murder This Morning.

Special to the Globe.
CHARLES CITY, To-. Dec. 15.-To-mor-
row will be notable day for the usu-
ally quiet and peaceful town of Charles
City. Chester Bellows, the murderer of
his niece, Miss Alice Waterman, is to
suffer the penalty of death on the gal
lows. He, in custody of Sheriff Clark
and Deputies Burton and Collins. ar
rived from AnamOsa at 2 a. m. and was
conveyed in close carriage to the Jail.
Quite a mob gathered at the depot in
the hope of catching glimpse Of Bel
lows, but he was rushed through the
crowd and hurried off to the Jail and
chained in his cell. On Monday an eff
fort was made by Judge Reiniger
to secure a cOmmutation of sentence
through a petition, but even Bellows
nearest friends refused to sign it. All
is rOw in readiness for the event. A
nigh feEce surrounds the gallows and
outside a guard is stationed to keep
back the crowd. All day long the
cracks in the Jail fence have been
eagerly sought by people eager to get a
glimpse even of the gallOws. After the
execution the scaffOld will be taken
down and shipped to West Union,
where it will be used in hanging the
murderer Smith, OH the 9TH of January,
at o'clock, inside the Jail, All is quiet
except the occasional means of Bellows,
who is still playing the insanity dodge.
The death watch was put on at noon to-
day and will remain on duty all night.
The execution will probably take place
shortly after Z o'clock.